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 | Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
| The Power of Two: A Primer for the Lay Investor |
| The Mercenary Geologist investing philosophy requires actively trading stocks. There are no “buy and hold” scenarios in my portfolio. That said, there are trades and there are investments but that’s a subject to be tackled in a future musing. My trading methodology employs a very conservative strategy to speculate in a very high risk market sector.Saturday, December 26, 2020 |
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| Mickey Fulp - The Gold Report |
Why Copper Is a Critical Metal: Mickey Fulp  |
| Copper is often referred to as "Dr. Copper," the metal with a Ph.D. in economics. Yet most analysts don't view it as a critical metal. In this interview with The Critical Metals Report, Mickey Fulp, author of The Mercenary Geologist, gives his thoughts on why the experts are wrong and why copper should be considered a critical metal.Friday, December 25, 2020 |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
| The Future of Thorium as Nuclear Fuel |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
Reserves vs. Resources : a primer for the lay investor  |
| As a classically-trained economic geologist, I was introduced to the definition of “Ore” and “Ore Deposit” during the first minute of my first course in graduate school at the University of New Mexico.Sunday, December 13, 2020 |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
Geological Catastrophes Waiting to Happen or TEOTWAWKI  |
| 3rd Stone from the Sun (Jimi Hendrix and Chad Chandler, 1967):
Hendrix: Star fleet to scout ship, please give your position. Over.
Chandler: I am in orbit around the third planet of star known as Sun. Over.
Hendrix: May this be Earth? Over.
Chandler: Positive. It is known to have some form of intelligent species. Over.
Hendrix: I think we should take a look.
Throughout its 4.5 billion year history, the geology of the Earth has created an environment that allows life to thrive or causes it to die.Saturday, December 5, 2020 |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
| The Never-Ending Wars of the United States of America |
| A Monday Morning Musing from Mickey the Mercenary Geologist"War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of the people. Only a small 'inside' group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefiMonday, November 23, 2020 |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
| Share Structure, People and Projects : A primer for the Lay Investor |
| This statement always bears repeating:
There are three key ingredients to any junior resource company: Share Structure, People, and Projects.Monday, November 16, 2020 |
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| Investing in Mining Stocks - Mercenary Geologist |
| The Power of Two: A Primer for the Lay Investor |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
| The Life Cycle of Money |
| In the aftermath of the global economic crisis of 2008-2009, governments throughout the world have fostered a tenuous recovery predicated on massive increases in money supplies and debasement of currencies. Note however, that monetary debasement is not a recent phenomenon; it is simply the natural life cycle of money.There are six well-defined stages in the life cycle of money. This progression has occurred in every dominant civilizationMonday, May 11, 2020 |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
| Gold, Silver, and the US Dollar: 1792-1971 |
| In today's musing, I review the history of gold, silver, and fiat currency as money in the United States of America. I document how various wars, panics and depressions, Congressional acts, and executive orders have affected the US dollar prices of precious metals and resulting gold-silver ratios.This musing covers the period from 1792 when the United States government first established a national currency backed by gold and silver untilMonday, April 6, 2020 |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
 The 48-Year Record of Pt:Pd Ratios |
| A Monday Morning Musing from Mickey the Mercenary GeologistContact@MercenaryGeologist.comJanuary 15, 2018Price ratios determine relative value of the precious metals and are useful parameters in deciding which metal to buy at any given time.In previous musings, I documented the history of gold and silver prices and gold-silver ratios from the United States’ abandonment of the gold standard in August 1971 to present (Mercenary Musing, May 9, 2016) and followed with a similar treatment for platinuThursday, January 18, 2018 |
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 | Mac Slavo - ShtfPlan |
| Antarctic Volcano Warning: Ash Could ‘Encircle The Globe’ Causing Worldwide Health Problems |
| Scientists are sounding the alarm about a volcano eruption in Antartica that could cause global health problems. The ash from this eruption could encircle the globe, affecting millions of people.
Deception Island, off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, is a hotbed of volcanic activity with at least 50 craters spread across the region. A recent study done in the area by scientists has found evidence that an eruption on the island could disrupt air traffic on continents in the Southern HemispheMonday, December 4, 2017 |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
| What Trumps Dollars and Gold |
| I have commented and written extensively on the generally negative correlation of the US dollar and gold. In simple terms, when the US dollar moves up or down, the price of gold tends to do the opposite. This makes sense because the price of gold is quoted on world markets in good ol’ American greenbacks. That said, there are many other factors that contribute to the price of gold. These include: world economic health; geopolitical events; physical demand for jewelry, investment, hoarding, and iWednesday, November 29, 2017 |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
| TSXV: From a PDAC Hangover to Sell in May and Go Away |
| A Monday Morning Musing from Mickey the Mercenary GeologistIn two previous missives, I documented the record and seasonality of the Toronto Venture Exchange (TSXV) since its inception in late 2001 (Mercenary Musing, June 13, 2016; Mercenary Musing, November 7, 2016). In the first musing, we demonstrated that there is strong seasonality to the TSXV Index throughout the year. In the second musing, we showed that tax-loss season offers a profitable short-term trading opportunity from mid-December tTuesday, March 7, 2017 |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
| The Mercenary Geologist’s Guide to PDAC 2017 |
| A Monday Morning Musing from Mickey the Mercenary GeologistIn late February of 2013, I posted a musing detailing ways the retail lay investor can maximize his or her experience at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada annual convention in Toronto, Ontario. Today’s effort is an update with my suggestions for this year’s gathering: PDAC March 5-8, 2017.PDAC is the world’s largest exploration and mining show with 22,000 in attendance last year. Note however, that attendance was down Wednesday, March 1, 2017 |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
| The 46-Year Record of Platinum-Gold Ratios |
| A Monday Morning Musing from Mickey the Mercenary GeologistThe gold to silver and platinum to gold price ratios determine the relative value of the precious metals and are useful parameters in deciding which metal to buy at any given time (Mercenary Video, March 19, 2016).In a previous musing, I documented the history of gold and silver prices and gold-silver ratios from the United States' abandonment of the gold standard in August 1971 to present (Mercenary Musing, May 9, 2016).In today's preciWednesday, February 8, 2017 |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
| What Makes a 'Critical' Metal or 'Strategic' Element |
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I was a keynote speaker at the recent Murdock Capital Partners Critical Metals/Strategic Elements Symposium in New York City.This is my second gig at one of convener Tom Dean’s on-going series of symposia and I thank him for continuing support.Although the venue is small, intimate, and limited to 75 attendees, the investor quality is second to none, particularly in the amount of money represented and managed.Tuesday, January 10, 2017 |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
| The 14-Year Record of the Baltic Dry Index |
| A Monday Morning Musing from Mickey the Mercenary GeologistEarlier this year I documented seasonal moves in the prices of gold and oil over the past 20 years, copper over 13 years, and the Toronto Venture Exchange Index over 14 years (Mercenary Musings: January 4;March 28;April 11; June 13). I now present our research on the seasonality of the Baltic Dry Index (BDI). In this case, we obtained data from 2003 to 2016. In a series of normalized charts, we will show that for bull, bear, and overall Wednesday, December 21, 2016 |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
| The Fallacy of Belief Revisited |
| Presented at the Capitalism and Morality Symposium, Vancouver, B.C., July 2016Contact@MercenaryGeologist.comNovember 28, 2016By Mickey FulpFor as long as I can remember (and I have a very good memory), it started with Santa Claus and it will never end until the day I die: Somehow someone somewhere in some position of authority is telling me to believe in this, that, or the other.I hate the word “belief”. I cringe when someone says, “I believe”, or “I’m a believer in…”, or “It is my belief”. YadaMonday, November 28, 2016 |
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| Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
| Tax-Loss Seasonality of the Toronto Venture Exchange |
| In mid-June, I documented the intra-year seasonality of the Toronto Venture Exchange (TSXV) over its plus 14-year history (Mercenary Musing, June 13, 2016).This venture capital market is dominated by nano-cap resource exploration companies with a few small miners in the mix. Of 1682 current listings, 985 (59%) are classified as “mining” companies. In actuality, the vast majority are mineral explorers; few actually mine anything other than the stock market. Energy companies compriseFriday, November 11, 2016 |
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